Abstract Number: 0094 • ACR Convergence 2024
Small GTPase Rab4A Regulates Mouse Behavior Through Altered Serum Serotonin Levels and Microglial mTORC1 Activation in Lupus-prone B6.TC Mice
Background/Purpose: Rab4A is a small GTPase that is overexpressed in patients and mice with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, PubMed ID: 23897774; PubMed ID 31805010). Rab4A…Abstract Number: 0654 • ACR Convergence 2024
Corneal Confocal Microscopy: An Ophthalmic Imaging Biomarker for Small Fiber Neuropathy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic multi-system autoimmune disease with frequent neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with poor outcomes. Small fiber neuropathy can cause intolerable…Abstract Number: 2545 • ACR Convergence 2024
Phosphodiesterase 1B Contributes to Neuropsychiatric Manifestations in Lupus-Prone Mice Through Microglial Activation
Background/Purpose: Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) is one of the most severe organ manifestations in SLE and is associated with poor quality of life. We…Abstract Number: 1459 • ACR Convergence 2023
Unveiling the Impact of Neuropsychiatric Involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus on Damage Accrual
Background/Purpose: The link between neuropsychiatric involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) and heightened morbidity, mortality, and organ damage, as well as detrimental impacts on health-related…Abstract Number: 2260 • ACR Convergence 2023
Right Insular Cortex-Thalamic Functional Connectivity as a Potential Marker for Fatigue in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is a common symptom in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) has…Abstract Number: 067 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Children with Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis
Background/Purpose: The discovery of anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis heralded a new class of neuropsychiatric illnesses mediated by autoantibodies, known collectively as autoimmune encephalitis. The clinical…Abstract Number: 0332 • ACR Convergence 2022
Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells 2 (sTREM2) in Cerebrospinal Fluid Relating to Development of Diffuse Psychiatric/Neuropsychological Syndromes in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (diffuse NPSLE)
Background/Purpose: Microglial activation is critical for behavioral abnormalities in a mouse model of diffuse NPSLE following anti-glutamate receptor subunit GluN2 antibody (anti-GluN2) exposure to neurons.…Abstract Number: 1708 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Role for the RAGE Receptor in Chronic Neurotoxicity After Exposure to SLE Antibodies That Cross React with dsDNA and the NMDA Receptor
Background/Purpose: Neurologic dysfunction occurs in up to 80% of SLE patients. Cognitive impairment is one of the most frequent manifestations of neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE). There…Abstract Number: 1934 • ACR Convergence 2021
Intra-Individual Change in Cognitive Function Among Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Markov Analysis over 7 Years
Background/Purpose: Cognitive impairment is a prevalent neuropsychiatric manifestation of SLE. Studies have primarily focused on the prevalence of cognitive impairment cross-sectionally; however, there remain gaps…Abstract Number: 1677 • ACR Convergence 2020
Schizophrenia Genetics and Neuropsychiatric Features in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Prior studies indicate that schizophrenia and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) share genetic risk loci. Despite overlapping phenotypic features such as psychosis, little is known…Abstract Number: 0246 • ACR Convergence 2020
Extreme Fatigue in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is commonly described in chronic illnesses, especially in auto-immune disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We aim to study the prevalence of…Abstract Number: 0835 • ACR Convergence 2020
Pathogenic Effect of Chronic Stress-induced interleukin-12/23p40 on Neuropsychiatric System in Lupus-prone Mouse
Background/Purpose:Neuropsychiatric system is one of the major organs affected in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE) has not been fully…Abstract Number: 1264 • ACR Convergence 2020
Mortality in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
Background/Purpose: Little is known about mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presenting with neuropsychiatric (NP) symptoms. We aimed to evaluate all-cause and cause-specific…Abstract Number: 1676 • ACR Convergence 2020
Neuropsychiatric Involvement in Juvenile-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (JSLE): Data from the UK JSLE Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) is a rare autoimmune/inflammatory disease, accounting for up to 20% of SLE cases. Though clinically similar to adult-onset disease,…